Syntax
German, noun/ˈzʏntaks/
Syntax is spelled S-Y-N-T-A-X (6 letters) and appears 2.0 times per million words in written German, the 23,884th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Syntax is a German feminine noun meaning “syntax” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Teilgebiet der Sprachwissenschaft, genauer: Teilgebiet der Grammatik; Wissenssystem, das uns befähigt…”.
What does Syntax mean in English?
noun
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Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Teilgebiet der Sprachwissenschaft, genauer: Teilgebiet der Grammatik; Wissenssystem, das uns befähigt, elementare Einheiten wie zum Beispiel Wörter zu größeren Einheiten wie zum Beispiel Phrasen oder Sätzen zu verknüpfen, beziehungsweise diese Verknüpfungen bei der Rezeption zu erkennen (nach Hubert Haider, Universität Salzburg) 2. regelhafte Verbindung sprachlicher Einheiten in einer Äußerung
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Syntax
- Syntaxen plural
- Syntaxes genitive
- Syntaxe plural
- Syntaxis alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Syntax?
- /ˈzʏntaks/
- [ˈzʏntaks]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Syntax
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Syntax in German?
Syntax appears 2.0 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).